The city concluded that the venue could not sustain Gaga's sizable production and expected crowds. The powers-that-be look at the resources, the size and the capacity of a location where a permit is sought. Since the Doritios stage is in a parking lot, without permanent infrastructure, the city could not grant Gaga permission to play there.

It'd probably be a traffic nightmare, too.

"We informed the applicant that we would support relocation to an established venue with the necessary permanent infrastructure," Don Pitts, who is in charge of these decisions, said. Translation? Find another place to play, Gaga!

We were sort of surprised that Gaga was planning to play SXSW in the first place. While big name acts do make appearances at the event, like Justin Timberlake did in 2013, Gaga and her 'ARTPOP' seem to be the antithesis of SXSW.